Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-04-19
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
At-lsT or THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WILL PARTICIPATE.

seventy-Nine Companies Have Entered
for the Drill and Ninety Eight for Rifle
Practice-Three Colored Companies En-
tered-Other Washington News.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Below is given
complete list Of the organizations that have
been entered, and that will participate in the
National drill here from the sd to the 3Oth
of next month. The list includes three col
ored companies, two from Richmond, Va,
and one of Washington, D. c.:
AIabama-Lomax Rifles.
Arkansas Eureka Spring Guards.
Colorado Chaffee Light Artillery.
Connecticut -Sarsfield Guards, Shields
Guards, and Emerald Guards
Dakota Battalion of First regiment and
Company B, Second regiment.
District of Columbia Battalion Washing
ton Light Infantry, Company B, Washing
ton Light Infantry; National Rifles, Wash
ington Continentials Emmett Guards, and
Company A, Cadets
characterization of First regiment,
Company H, Sixth regiment; Light Battery
Al, and Chicago Zouaves.
Indiana-Light Battery A, First regiment;
Gattling Gun Platoon, Third regiment; In
dianapolis Light Infantry, and Fort Wayne
Rifles
Iowa-First regiment, eight companies;
Muscatine Rifles, Shenandoah Guards, Com
pany A, First regiment, and Company D,
Second regiment
Kansas-Company G., First regiment.
State Guards; Battalion, Louisville Legion;
three separate companies and Battery A,
First regiment.
Louisiana Battery b, Louisiana Field
Artillery and Louisiana Rifles.
Maine-Nally Rifles, Second regiment
Maryland State Corps Cadets.
Massachusetts-Em Guards
Michigan Battalion, Fourth regiment;
Grand Rapids Guards Custer Guards, Ca
diets Michigan Military academy, and Com.
pany F, Fourth regiment
Minnesota Company A, First regiment,
and Company D, First regiment
Mississippi Vicksburg Southrons, Capital
Light Guards and Winona rifles
Missouri Company D, Second regiment;
Company B, Third regiment; Company c,
Third regiment, and Company A, Fifth reg
iment
New Hampshire Sheridan Guards, First
regiment.
New Jersey-Company G, First Bat
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New York-Eight separate companies,
Neck Zouaves, and Peekskill Military Acad-
envy Cadets.
North Carolina Governors Guard, Colds
: boro Rifles, Fayetteville Light Infantry,
Maxton Rifles, Forsyth Rifles, Highpoint
Guards, Granville Guards, Monroe Light
Infantry, and Hornets Nest Rifles
Ohio-Sccond Regiment, Ohio National
Guards; Company D, Eighth Regiment; To-
! ledo Cadets, Company K, Seventh Regi-
ment, and Battery, First Artillery.
Rhode Island-Fifth Battalion Rhode Is
land Militia; Meagher Guards, Wolf Tone
Guards, Company G, First Battalion, and
Company d. First Battalion.
South Carolina Light Guards
Texas-San Antonio Rifles, Belknap Rifles,
and Meter Rifles.
Tennessee Memphis Merchants Souaves.
Virginia-First Brigade. Virginia Volun-
teers; twenty mine companies of infantry,
five batteries Of artillery and two cavalry
companies, and First regiment Virginia Vol
unteers, Richmond Greys, Walker Light
Guards, Winchester Light Infantry, Alexan-
dria Light Infantry Attacks Guards, State
Guard, Bethel Cadet Corps, and St Johns
Cadet Corps.
Washington Tefritory-T acoma Guards.
Wiscon ir-F'irst Light Battery, Mil
=. IKE Light Horse Sq,adron, Company 4,
L Infant !. and Com ANY u, Third In
IL 49,
total number Of entrirs for Individual
a,it, seventy -lllna for rifle pr ctice, ninety
sight. Es
l nag;ng Secretary DeLen has receive
tv.esrs,mls from the san Antonio Rifles .4.io